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Journey and Flower art director Matt Nava, has formed his own studio called Giant Squid. The former thatgamecompany staffer’s site doesn’t list any projects currently in development, but the mission statement on the site states that “artistic games that deliver beautiful, meaningful, and timeless experiences” are the plan. Thanks: NeoGAF, Game Informer.

The British Academnt Games Awards have announced its nominees for this year’s award ceremony, and Thatgamecompany’s critically-acclaimed Journey is leading the pack with eight nominations. We’ve got the full list of nominees here.

Dice Summit 2013 is well under way, and tonight Vegas plays host to one of the most coveted industry awards shows in the biz. Journey didn’t manage to score in all 11 categories it was nominated for, but thatgamecompany carried home eight trophies.

The PlayStation Network’s 12 Deals of Christmas is drawing to a close, but this tenth offer is a doozy. You can grab indie favourites The Unfinished Swan and Journey in a bundle for just £10/€13, or £9/€11.70 for PlayStation Plus subscribers. That’s down from £20/€26. As usual the deal is only available for two days […]

Journey composer Austin Wintory is up for a Grammy award for his soundtrack to thatgamecompany’s PS3 title, and has discussed the nature of game compositions and the perception of the non-gaming public to videogame tunes in a new interview. He even calls the scene the “Wild West”. Find out why below.

Journey’s whimsical soundtrack has been compiled into a physical CD box set that can be yours to own from November 9th. The music, as composed by Austin Wintory is a charming dose orchestral strings and flutters. It’s all rather lovely. Check it out below.

Thatgamecompany has announce book featuring the artwork of Journey will be released next month. Titled “The Art of Journey”, the hardcover was deigned and written by art director Matt Nava, and along with art from the game it contains information on what influenced the art direction. It also includes 3D models, AR smartphone interaction, and […]

OPM has posted a shot of an advertisement culled from the August issue of the US Official PlayStation Magazine showing the contents of the Journey Compilation GameFly inadvertently outed ahead of time earlier this week. The collection, which in the ad is called the Journey Collector’s Edition, includes not only Flow, Flower, and Journey, as […]

A listing called the Journey Compilation has popped up on Gamefly, and set for releases on August 28. Spotted by Superannuation, thunder the PS3 game’s description it states “coming soon,” but it’s assumed to be a compilation of thatgamecompany titles Flow, Flower and Journey. Sony has yet to comment, but thatgamecompany has confirmed it’s existence, […]

A PlayStation sizzle roll video has shown a collector’s edition of Journey is in the works. There’s no more info beside the fleeting mention in the video. Sony’s yet to announced the CE itself, but our guess is it’s a special bundle feature the game, soundtrack a little bit more. Just a hunch. The vanilla […]

As promised last month, Sony has announced the Journey costume and sticker pack for LittleBigPlanet 2 will be made available starting today in the US and tomorrow in the UK. Also available will be a new costume based on the character from Escape Plan. Hit up the PS Blog for more.

According to thatgamecompany, Austin Wintory’s amazing Journey score last week hit the top ten album charts in Japan, Canada and Spain, and the soundtrack charts in over 20 countries, including eight number ones. The soundtrack album includes 18 tracks and is available for purchase here. Thanks, RipTen.

OPM has posted a shot of an advertisement culled from the August issue of the US Official PlayStation Magazine showing the contents of the Journey Compilation GameFly inadvertently outed ahead of time earlier this week. The collection, which in the ad is called the Journey Collector’s Edition, includes not only Flow, Flower, and Journey, as […]

A listing called the Journey Compilation has popped up on Gamefly, and set for releases on August 28. Spotted by Superannuation, thunder the PS3 game’s description it states “coming soon,” but it’s assumed to be a compilation of thatgamecompany titles Flow, Flower and Journey. Sony has yet to comment, but thatgamecompany has confirmed it’s existence, […]

A PlayStation sizzle roll video has shown a collector’s edition of Journey is in the works. There’s no more info beside the fleeting mention in the video. Sony’s yet to announced the CE itself, but our guess is it’s a special bundle feature the game, soundtrack a little bit more. Just a hunch. The vanilla […]

As promised last month, Sony has announced the Journey costume and sticker pack for LittleBigPlanet 2 will be made available starting today in the US and tomorrow in the UK. Also available will be a new costume based on the character from Escape Plan. Hit up the PS Blog for more.

According to thatgamecompany, Austin Wintory’s amazing Journey score last week hit the top ten album charts in Japan, Canada and Spain, and the soundtrack charts in over 20 countries, including eight number ones. The soundtrack album includes 18 tracks and is available for purchase here. Thanks, RipTen.

Sony and thatgamecompany have announced Journey has “officially broken PlayStation Network and PlayStation Store sales records,” by surpassing all games ever released on PSN to become the fastest-selling game ever released in both the US and European regions. No figures were provided. It was also announced the soundtrack would be released through the PS Store […]

Media Molecule has announced the Deep Sea Diver Pack featuring a diver, edible crab, anglerfish and pufferfish costumes will be available later today through PSN and tomorrow through the UK store for LBP2. Next month, a Journey costume and sticker pack will also be made available. Hit the link for pricing and wallpaper of the […]

After a week-long Plus exclusivity period and a release in the US overnight, Journey finally releases on the European PlayStation Store for all PSN members. The thatgamecompany effort, the third and final title under a three-game exclusivity deal with Sony, is pretty much a must buy. Words beyond utter incredible don’t do it justice, so […]

Although PlayStation Plus subscribers can already grab Journey, the gorgeous adventure officially arrives this week. Check out the gentle trailer and decided which shooter you’ll be skipping to wander the sands.

So Journey’s pretty much the greatest. It’s a few hours of pure exploratory bliss – short and sweet as its scarves are irresistibly snazzy. It is, to be frank, exactly what it needs to be. And that’s why Jenova Chen and the rest of thatgamecompany aren’t in any hurry to mess with perfection.

Sony’s lifted the embargo for reviews on Journey. Basically put, thatgamecompany’s latest is a must buy, as I’ve explained here. Get all the links below. If you have a link to add, you know the drill. US reviews are a few hours behind due to a different embargo. It’s out on March 14 for Europe […]